Psychiatry Board Pass Rates

Estimated Psychiatry Board Pass Rates By Program

Psychiatry has one of the lowest reported pass rates for board exams out of any medical specialty. However, there is little information available to compare the trends over time. The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology does not publish annual pass rates on its website, but it is widely acknowledged among industry professionals that the Psychiatry board pass rate is significantly higher for candidates seeking recertification than those seeking initial certification.

  • UPMC Medical Education89 %
  • Tufts Medical Center89 %
  • University of Washington89 %
  • Brigham and Womens Hospital/Harvard Medical School88 %
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center88 %
  • Duke University Hospital87 %
  • College of Medicine Mayo Clinic (Rochester)87 %
  • Stanford University86 %
  • Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital86 %
  • New York University School of Medicine85 %
  • Emory University85 %
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)85 %
  • University of California (San Francisco)85 %
  • Johns Hopkins University85 %
  • University of Pennsylvania84 %
  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center83 %
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric Institute82 %
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center82 %
  • University of Chicago82 %
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai82 %
  • University of Michigan81 %
  • Wake Forest University School of Medicine79 %
  • University of North Carolina Hospitals79 %
  • Vanderbilt University78 %
  • Baylor College of Medicine77 %
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation77 %
  • Butler Hospital/Brown University77 %
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago77 %
  • University of Wisconsin75 %
  • University of New Mexico74 %
  • Oregon Health & Science University74 %
  • UCLA Medical Center74 %
  • University of Minnesota74 %
  • Cambridge Health Alliance74 %
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine73 %
  • National Capital Consortium73 %
  • Boston VA Healthcare System (Brockton-West Roxbury)/Harvard Medical School73 %
  • Georgetown University Hospital73 %
  • University of Colorado Denver73 %
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical School73 %
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University72 %
  • University of California (Davis) Health System72 %
  • George Washington University71 %
  • Boston Medical Center71 %
  • University of California (San Diego)71 %
  • University of Florida70 %
  • Loma Linda-Inland Empire Consortium for Healthcare Education70 %
  • SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn69 %
  • University of Connecticut69 %
  • Loyola University69 %
  • University of Virginia69 %
  • University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center68 %
  • University of North Dakota68 %
  • University of Texas at Houston68 %
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (Austin)68 %
  • St Elizabeths Medical Center67 %
  • UCLA-Kern Medical Center67 %
  • Indiana University School of Medicine67 %
  • Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science67 %
  • Creighton University/University of Nebraska67 %
  • University of South Florida Morsani67 %
  • University of Utah66 %
  • Medical College of Georgia66 %
  • Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Case Medical Center66 %
  • University of Arizona College of Medicine at South Campus66 %
  • Southern Illinois University66 %
  • Albany Medical Center66 %
  • Thomas Jefferson University66 %
  • Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center66 %
  • Berkshire Medical Center65 %
  • University of Arizona64 %
  • University of Hawaii64 %
  • St Louis University School of Medicine64 %
  • Western Michigan University School of Medicine64 %
  • University of Tennessee64 %
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center64 %
  • Medical University of South Carolina64 %
  • NSLIJHS/Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Zucker Hillside Hospital64 %
  • University of California (Irvine)63 %
  • Rush University Medical Center63 %
  • Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine63 %
  • University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno63 %
  • Tulane University63 %
  • Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital63 %
  • Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University Hospital63 %
  • University of Kansas School of Medicine63 %
  • University of Alabama Medical Center62 %
  • University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care61 %
  • Maine Medical Center61 %
  • Ohio State University Hospital61 %
  • University Hospital/University of Cincinnati College of Medicine61 %
  • University of Massachusetts61 %
  • Temple University Hospital61 %
  • University of Nevada School of Medicine (Las Vegas)61 %
  • St Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center60 %
  • Ponce School of Medicine59 %
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio59 %
  • University of Oklahoma College of Medicine-Tulsa59 %
  • Kaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD)59 %
  • University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt59 %
  • Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine59 %
  • University of Nevada School of Medicine59 %
  • California Pacific Medical Center59 %
  • Michigan State University59 %
  • Texas A&M; College of Medicine-Scott and White58 %
  • Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals58 %
  • University of Kansas (Wichita)58 %
  • University of Louisville58 %
  • Griffin Memorial Hospital58 %
  • Greenville Hospital System/University of South Carolina58 %
  • Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University Hospital58 %
  • Tripler Army Medical Center58 %
  • Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina University57 %
  • Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)57 %
  • Advocate Lutheran General Hospital57 %
  • John Peter Smith Hospital (Tarrant County Hospital District)57 %
  • East Tennessee State University57 %
  • St Mary Mercy Hospital57 %
  • Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University57 %
  • Creedmoor Psychiatric Center57 %
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L Foster School of Medicine56 %
  • Wright State University56 %
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University56 %
  • Palmetto Health/University of South Carolina School of Medicine56 %
  • Allegheny General Hospital-Western Pennsylvania Hospital Medical Education Consortium (AGH)55 %
  • University of Puerto Rico55 %
  • Morehouse School of Medicine55 %
  • University of Missouri-Columbia55 %
  • University of Toledo55 %
  • Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center55 %
  • Howard University55 %
  • Albert Einstein Healthcare Network55 %
  • Case Western Reserve University (MetroHealth)55 %
  • New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center54 %
  • UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School54 %
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School54 %
  • University of Kentucky College of Medicine54 %
  • Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center54 %
  • UCLA-San Fernando Valley/VA Greater Los Angeles54 %
  • University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals54 %
  • Jackson Memorial Hospital/Jackson Health System54 %
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Elmhurst)54 %
  • Texas Tech University (Lubbock)54 %
  • St Elizabeths Hospital-DC Department of Mental Health53 %
  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center53 %
  • Seton Hall University School of Health and Medical Sciences53 %
  • SUNY at Stony Brook53 %
  • University at Buffalo53 %
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center53 %
  • Virginia Commonwealth University Health System53 %
  • West Virginia University53 %
  • New York Medical College (Metropolitan)53 %
  • Naval Medical Center (San Diego)53 %
  • University of South Dakota53 %
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria53 %
  • Maimonides Medical Center53 %
  • Maricopa Medical Center53 %
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center52 %
  • Charleston Area Medical Center/West Virginia University (Charleston Division)52 %
  • Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University52 %
  • Meharry Medical College52 %
  • Harlem Hospital Center52 %
  • Louisiana State University (Shreveport)52 %
  • University of Rochester52 %
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics52 %
  • Jamaica Hospital Medical Center52 %
  • Staten Island University Hospital52 %
  • University of Missouri at Kansas City52 %
  • Penn State University/Milton S Hershey Medical Center51 %
  • Louisiana State University/Ochsner Clinic Foundation51 %
  • Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services51 %
  • St Johns Episcopal Hospital-South Shore51 %
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium51 %
  • University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville51 %
  • Nassau University Medical Center51 %
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences51 %
  • Bergen Regional Medical Center51 %
  • Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine50 %
  • New York Medical College (Richmond)50 %
  • University of South Alabama50 %
  • Hennepin County Medical Center/Regions Hospital50 %
  • UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School49 %
  • Louisiana State University49 %
  • Larkin Community Hospital49 %
  • Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center49 %
  • San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services48 %
  • Delaware Psychiatric Center47 %